We’ve Missed the Point of the Gospel
I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
–Mahatma Gandhi
I love the church. As a member ...
Christian Criminal Justice
As I’ve watched the national conversation concerning criminal justice play out among evangelicals in recent years, the focus has typically been either...
Everything is Political, oh my! Why Churches Should Build Better Capacity for Political Dialogue
A short anecdote from a podcast I was listening to recently keeps replaying in my mind: a man was walking with his friend and his friend said, “I’m hu...
An Excerpt from “Sacred Belonging”
We got the news late one Sunday morning in mid-July that my father-in-law had died unexpectedly.
The phone rang loudly that day. Not only did the n...
A Tribute to Rich Mullins
Twenty-six years ago today on September 19, 1997, this world lost a musical treasure when Rich Mullins was killed in a tragic accident en route to a b...
Working on our Posture: Talking about God’s Mission with Shane Claiborne
In June 2023, Shane Claiborne paid a visit to Church Mission Society in Oxford UK for a lively conversation about mission with Naomi Steinberg.
“I gr...
The Rationale for Christian Nationalism
The ideology of Christian nationalism has no connection to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul was extremely upset that the Galatians perverted t...
The Kingdom Is Yours
Editor's Note: originally published on RLC blog on August 23, 2022.
”The Kingdom Is Yours is a song for everyone who thought God left them when h...
Remembering We Can Fly
Video Produced by Art Hooker. Mixed and Mastered by Jay Kale. Co-produced by Lisa Sharon Harper and Andre Henry, performed by Andre and written by L...
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s visit with Shane Claiborne in Philly
Over the past few years, I have had the privilege of getting to know Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife Caroline. As the Archbis...